Apr 1
Five Supply Chain Tips for COVID-19
The world of Supply Chain management changed in the first quarter of 2020. As the coronavirus spreads, and more and more people are affected by COVID-19, supply chains around the world continue to be heavily impacted. This blog shares five supply chain tips for COVID-19.
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One response to possible COVID-19 medical device shortages is to try to hack DIY COVID-19 medical devices together. It’s very empowering to see open-source communities come together to try to turn out a workable design to help avoid dire shortages for those in need. However, development of medical devices is far more nuanced than it might seem.
It’s always great to spend time with regulators to understand their point of view on the regulations and guidances they provide to us. It is also helpful to hear about the changes going on at Health Canada to gain insight into their roadmap for the future.
This blog gives a snapshot of what the FDA, Health Canada and the European Commission have put in place to fast-track COVID-19 related Medical Device approvals and provide quicker access to medical devices that deal with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Medical scanning technology allows us to find and generate our own anatomical 3D models. But having an anatomical model made (usually in the form of a mesh file, STL or OBJ) from a medical scanning technique (CT or MRI), doesn’t necessarily translate into something that can be used for testing.
Biological sciences medical device breakthroughs for this decade have a solid base to build upon. 3D tissue printing, advancements in cell therapy and regenerative medicine and gene editing breakthroughs were developed and adopted in the last decade. Developing these technologies into commercial products and practical medical devices will be the work of the 2020 decade.
